Illinois College Conference

The Illinois College Conference (ICC) was a college athletic conference that operated from 1938 to 1946 in the U.S. state of Illinois. The league was proposed in the spring of 1937 and formed later that year at a meeting in Peoria, Illinois. The ten charter members were Augustana College, Bradley University, Illinois College, Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College, Lake Forest College, Millikin University, Monmouth College, North Central College, and Wheaton College, all of which had previously been members of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC), nicknamed the "Little Nineteen".[1] The conference was disbanded in the spring of 1946 and replaced with a new league, the College Conference of Illinois, which was later renamed the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).[2]

Championships

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Football

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Record
Year Champion Conference Overall Head coach
1938 Bradley
Lake Forest
4–0
4–0
7–0
5–2
Alfred J. Robertson
Ralph Jones
1939 Illinois Wesleyan 2–0 4–4 Don Heap
1940 Illinois Wesleyan
Lake Forest
3–0
3–0
7–1
6–0–1
Don Heap
Ralph Jones
1941 Millikin 6–0 8–0 Marshall Wells
1942 Millikin 5–0 7–0 Calvin E. Sutherd

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References

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  1. ^ "Admit Knox, Monmouth to New League". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Associated Press. November 2, 1937. p. 19. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "I.C.C. Broken Up; Replaced By New Loop". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. May 25, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Tech Shared Crown With Lake Forest". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 21, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Milliard, Howard V. (November 24, 1939). "Bradley Streak Halted; Titans Triumph, 6 to 0". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 7. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Grid Standings". The Times. Streator, Illinois. November 22, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Illinois College Conference. [Final Standings.]". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 24, 1941. p. 26. Retrieved January 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Millikin Closes Its Second Undefeated, Untied Season". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. November 22, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .